I called requesting a consultation because I was wrong about the type of lawyers they were and…read moreinstead of informing me that I was calling the wrong type of lawyers they sent an internal email and they included me and it's stating "don't call this nut" and I have email screenshots to prove it

This was, hands down, the worst experience I've ever had with legal representation. I trusted Mary…read moreto handle my case, but there was almost no communication. Emails were barely answered, and I was left in the dark most of the time. To make matters worse, I was charged $10,000 for just one court appearance--with no clear explanation or justification. It's incredibly disheartening to feel like you've invested so much money and hope, only to be met with silence and poor results. I genuinely wish there were more accountability when a case is lost, especially at this cost. I wouldn't recommend this firm to anyone--not even my worst enemy

For all those who listen and are truly in dire need of not only an attorney, but an advocate for…read morejustice, human rights, and God knows what else; Brian is the go to person. This gentleman literally educated me on the legality of my case, asked me what to provide, and even suggested resources to help me through my divorce. I was looking for an attorney who would see the need to make a priority, my son's best interests without making an enemy of my ex-wife. Despite having started with an attorney who essentially who was basically working for the opposition, and had set me up for failure and was essentially exploiting me financially. Brian took over and saved my case by his altruistic, deeply professional, and passionate approach to the facts on the ground. If it was not for him, my image as a man, husband, and father would have been tarnished for no other reason than social bias. He also saw my legal plight as a black man, and that scores big! He essentially resolved our dispute and even provided us with resources. Patience, efficiency, knowledgeably, dedication; among many other qualities are his forte, not to mention, he is NOT greedy! Not only am I referring my peers and everyone to him, but also retaining him for any other legal work that I may need in the future. My name is Henry Cojoe Page III and I am more than excited to cast all my confidence with Brian D. Chmielewski! Thank you Brian, my son, ex-wife, and I are forever indebted to you! and honestly, you were born to be an Attorney, hands down!

This is an extremely good ethical lawyer. Even though my case was not in his practice field in…read more2008, and seeing that I was a victim of scam lawyers who took money and ignoring me till the deadline of the case; mr. Mark Miller made a phone call asking for extending time for my case, despite he has a client waiting, he spent an hour transferring copies of documents to a right lawyer for my case, who had done a good job with my victory in 2012. He didn't charge me for his valuable help and service, just "thank you" is enough, according to what he said. What an honor for me to get to know him, after being victims of multiple lawyers scam. I think God has sent Mark Miller to help me, a hard working single mother and son, we both are dealing with domestic abuse at home, dealing with government abuse, racial discrimination in my son school, while going to college and working 3 jobs, struggling so hard that we were never being in the public welfare and housing, despite we were entitled to. Our world and societies would be much better with honest lawyers like Mark Miller.

Attorney Gunther admitted to allowing the statue of limitations to pass, and admitted his…read more"failings" of his representation of me. He also failed to provide me with any bills while claiming he was working on my case, and failed to contact me for over a year. Once I notified him that I knew he let the statute of limitation pass, he advised me to consult with an attorney regarding the potential malpractice claim I have against him, and informed his malpractice carrier Minnesota Lawyers Mutual (MLM) MLM, refused to discuss settlement of the claim and refused to provide me a decision in writing on the claim. Attorney Gunther as an insured of MLM is also considered an "owner" as MLM is a co-op, and attorneys get kick backs in the form of dividends, when MLM denies a claim no matter how valid, or defends it or settles it for less than it is worth. Before you sign any retainer agreement with any attorney, be sure to search for them on the mars.courts.state.mn.us website first, and look to see what malpractice carrier they have, and review an example policy. Be sure to also look to see if it is a "claims based" or "occurrence based" MLM is also claims based. For claims based policies, if the attorney fails to notify MLM of the claim, and/or intentionally conceals it and does notify MLM, MLM does not have to pay out the claim. Be sure to look for occurrence based insurance instead.

Compassionate, fair, explains the entire process, goes the extra mile. Tom Gunther is very…read moreprofessional and I highly recommend him.

RUDE, INSENSITIVE, SELF-ABSORBED…read more After I gave a case summary, Bowden Cyr law firm referred me to Bob Bennett of Gaskins Bennett Birrell Schupp. I left message for Bennett on 6/20/17 and asked him to call me. Later in day, I received call from self-identified law partner Paul Dworak who agreed to assist me. After explaining that I sought a plaintiff's attorney for personal injury, and providing a brief but detailed case summary, Dworak said, curtly, that his law firm wouldn't represent my case. I asked if he could provide guidance on who might, or what type of lawyer would handle my case. Dworak said he wouldn't, then abruptly disconnected the phone - after 2 minutes. Startled, I left another message for Bennett, explaining my disappointment and asking him to call me. He eventually did, but not to assist me or to apologize for Dworak's rudeness. Instead, he reinforced it by saying he had "no interest in hearing my case" and that he would provide no guidance, not even general information, unless I was his client. Bennett then disconnected the phone - after 2 1/2 minutes and before I could explain my concern. I invite you to empower yourself with this knowledge by questioning whether this law firm genuinely cares about helping legal victims during a crisis.

Really a great legal team of personal injury attorneys. They possess the legal acumen and know-how…read moreof the Minneapolis legal system to position you for the maximum amount of success. Their legal prowess coupled with their compassionate counsel makes for a great experience and relieves client's of the stress of what can be a difficult situation. Because they understand the challenges that injured victims must endure, (while they attempt to make a full and healthy recovery) Gaskins Bennett Birrell Schupp work tirelessly to achieve positive resolutions for each client. As such, they have been incredibly successful in securing millions of dollars for injured clients and pleasing clients along the way, including other practice areas as well such as criminal defense. But, if you are seeking aggressive representation for your injury case and would like the added bonus of working with an incredibly successful team, then the attorneys at Gaskins Bennett Birrell Schupp are the right fit for you.

My husband has been an attorney since 1975. He has been an Assist. DA in Brooklyn, an SEC…read moreinvestigator for the NYC office, a senior litigator for one of the largest Wall Street firms and then general counsel at a regional securities firm years ago. So we are very careful where we seek legal advice and go professional contact/ referrals all the way . I am very very lucky to have this. We were introduced to Bill Michelson JUST as my husband was recovering from 5 major huge surgeries . My husband had been so ill that we had almost zero income the entire 13 months of his non stop major operations. Mn even gave us food stamps fuel assistance that year! Huge blessing to have received! ( thank God he is fine now). He also lost his mom and brother in the middle of all this and was on strictly monitored major pain killers for 9 of those months. So my husband was "not totally mentally cognizant " in monitoring detailed projects during this time ( 5 rounds of anesthesia " stay in your system a good 12 months" said his back fusion/ diskectomy surgeon. SO... We were a very vulnerable scared couple when we walked in. ( almost all our bills were up to date-- he told us to stop paying everyone that first meeting ) First, Bill was a total stranger to us. My husband has never met him before, and we paid him fairly honestly like all clients He put us IMMEDIATELY at ease and gave us MASSIVE relief when he said that first meeting ," don't worry.... Your terrible physical and economic situation totally understandable after all these surgeries places you in a good situation... I can definitely talk to all your creditors, explain your dire situation today... And there is a good chance we can not only get them to work with us favorably , but I am confident I can get them to cooperate with us And have them lower your debt as well ." I have these as notes from my meeting . You have NO idea the massive waves of relief that rushed through us after hearing those words . So we automatically trusted him 100 % on the spot primarily from the referral and from his wonderous words . Why wouldn't we ??!! I immediately started the 2 years of repairing painting the house then finally packing and moving in December 2015. I left all the legal " mumbo-jumbo" to my husband. 18 months later when our house would not sell and it became upside down/ short sale , Bill found us an excellent realtor of short sales and was our closing attorney as well! We met with him a few times but worked primarily via phone (note: every minute on the phone the attorney's $ meter is ticking) I believe we paid him $10,000+ approx ( I found all bill's letters in my husbands desk... Unopened. Bill would call him tell him what we owed, Jon would pay.) Late August September 2015 we met with Bill. He said," I did not work on your debt overall... I did not want to do anything negative to your credit that would adversely affect the sale of your house (accepted an offer late October 2015)." I just listened nodded had no idea in general what was going on-- I had been feverishly packing . ... But we met with him a GOOD year before putting the house on the market......why didn't you call our creditors asap? We were up to date on many, not all. He DID work on just one debt (Winter 2016) with one creditor (they had filed a formal law suit against us) and negotiated them down 1/4-1/3. We met this spring 2016 and I mentioned to him that we were thinking of meeting with Lutheran Family Svces for in-depth financial guidance. He IMMEDIATELY was agitated excited raised his voice ( 1st time ever ) and said, " don't do that! You don't need them you have me." To make a long story short: we DID go to Lutheran Family Svces on Park ave in Minneapolis and got OUTSTANDING advice!!! We also learned from them that Bill had DONE ZERO... that ALL our DEBT was now 100 % charged out!! Zero negotiations zero reduction of debt. Zero promises . We were in TOTAL shock...... This has put us in very grave circumstances. And Lutheran Family Svces could do nothing to help nor save us... Toooo late...... I did indeed call him about a week later, late at night. and left a message stating that Lutheran Family Services offers outstanding assistance-- exactly the kind of guidance I had been fiercely looking for five years.... that they were NO threat to his work for our amt of debt was too high. I did end by saying honestly that he should have guided us to them years ago, for they could have greatly helped us....AND I let him know I was VERY very angry. He IMMEDIATELY dropped us. Lutheran Family Services is the BEST place to start. Go call make an appointment WAY before you get behind in your bills. They are a non-profit organization that has helped Minnesota individuals and families for years and years... for free. We shall survive, but avoid offers of " loan consolidation"!!!

I recently used one of their attorneys for assistance with a financial issue. The entire process…read morewas seamless and I felt they had my best interest in mind. Everything happened exactly the way they said it would and I was shocked at how little effort it required from me. My colleague also had a similar issue and I had zero hesitation with referring him to M&M. They were professional and I was a happy customer.

Poor communication, wasted resources, and lack of professionalism…read more Given the amount they charge for their retainer, one would expect them to be competent lawyers, but that is not the case. I relied on them to manage my case diligently, yet there were delays and broken commitments.

After receiving divorce papers by a process server I knew I needed an attorney to view them before…read moreI signed my life away. I literally went onto Google and entered in "Divorce Attorneys" with my area I lived in and Sheridan & Dulas came up 1st. I decided just to call and if I didn't like them then I'll find someone else. The receptionist set me up with Attorney Andrew Hunstad, I sat with him for my free 1 hour consultation and needless to say by the end I retained him. He is honest, truthful, knowdependable, always responds asap, and has made my divorce case the best experience I've ever had with an Attorney. With absolutely no thought I could get what was fair from the divorce, Andrew made sure I got what was fair and I'm extremely pleased and thankful. Hands down, Sheridan & Dulas is the #1 place to go to for your divorce case. If you're able to, ask for a consultation with Andrew Hunstad... you won't regret it!!